It’s been a busy weekend for lots of people. President Obama was busy accepting his Nobel Prize, I was busy looking for interesting vocabulary in the news, and Hilary Clinton was busy travelling around Europe. This article on the BBC website has an good summary of her tour. There’s some useful vocabulary in the article, …
People often mention the importance of body language in communication. I find it interesting how body language varies around the world. A gesture may be perfectly polite in one county but deeply offensive in another. That’s why I was interested to see this article an learn that sometimes, something as simple as jewelery can be …
I had always thought of pilots and flight attendants as particularly level-headed people. They seem to be able to keep calm even in difficult situations. That’s why I was surprised to see this article on the BBC News website the other day. I love flying but I’m not sure I would have wanted to be …
From the information in this article on the Reuters website, it seems that Allen Stanford is having the opposite problem from the ladies we saw trying to break into a jail last week. It seems like Stanford can’t wait to get out. There was lots of interesting vocabulary in this article starting in the title: …
It’s been a busy week as usual at the World of Words. We’ve seen some prison jargon, military expressions, and a simple tip to help you minimise time wasted during the day. Here’s the fourth Friday Fun Quiz. Use it to test your vocabulary and general knowledge. Have a great weekend! Today’s image is by …
Until I read this article yesterday, I wasn’t aware that women weren’t allowed to work on US submarines but apparently that is the case. In the modern world, not letting women on submarines seems rather old-fashioned to me. There were some interesting words and phrases in this article, too. The first is in the title, …
I love travelling by train. It’s so civilised and you get so see so much more interesting scenery than you would do by plane. I have been on the Eurostar from London to Paris once before and it was such a nice experience, so much less stressful than flying. This article on the BBC News …
I was talking about greetings with a group of students last week and after class, this article on the ABC News website attracted my attention. An eleven-hour handshake! Those guys must be really good friends! There were some interesting words and phrases in the article, too. The first one that caught my eye is when …